Newbold Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 Hi, someone I work with needs a new receiver and we were wondering what to get. He has a 5.1 setup in his living room with 2 subwoofers. He also has 2 speakers in another room that he would like to connect to this system. Also, sometime in the near future he may go 7.1 in his living room. Does this look like a good receiver for this setup: http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Onkyo-Surround-Sound-Receiver--TX-SR602-/sem/rpsm/oid/97895/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do If the link doesnt work the product is: Onkyo Surround Sound Receiver (TX-SR602) Also, will the 5.1 sound fine for now on a 7.1 receiver? Thanks for your help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Robinson Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 Newbold, welcome to the forum! Many of the AV receivers will support "other room" systems. If he's thinking of going to a 7.1 system, it might make sense to go that direction, even if he's got a 5.1 system now. I can't speak for Onkyo since I haven't heard one. Popular brands around here are Denon and Outlaw on the high value end. Aragon and B&K seem to dominate the higher end. I have a Denon and love it, although I think there is an upgrade in my future when I move into a new home (7.1, all Heritage system). _______________________________ Music Hall MMF-7 Turntable w/ Goldring Eroica H MC Njoe Tjoeb 4000 CDP with 24 bit/192 KHz Upsampling Wright Sound WPP-100C Phono Stage JF Lessard Pantheon 6SN7 SRPP Preamp w/ RCA 5R4GY & Sylvania 6SN7 JF Lessard Horus Parafeed Cobalt 2A3 Monoblocks w/ Tung Sol 5687 & AVVT 2A3 1976 KCBR Klipschorns with ALK Crossovers Gear Online: Two Channel & Home Theater Systems Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbold Posted November 3, 2004 Author Share Posted November 3, 2004 Hey, thanks for the info. Those receivers look expensive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DTLongo Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 Harman-Kardon AVR-130. A really sweet little 5.1 receiver for only about 300 bucks; see my post on it several days ago. On my Khorn mains + Belle center + RS-35 surrounds HT system, the 130 blew away a far more expensive new Pioneer 7.1 receiver I tried and an older Onkyo TX-DS-575 5.1 I had on hand. The Pioneer and Onkyo sounded thin and dry, in comparison. The HK 130 had, after being broken in, a much richer, fuller, "tube-y" sound. I'm very happy with it. Given the listenability of the 130, a 7.1 further up in the HK line might be well worth a tryout by your friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbold Posted November 3, 2004 Author Share Posted November 3, 2004 Another great response, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psg Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 A harman/kardon avr-130 is nice, I agree. If 5.1 plus stero on another romm is required, step up to the avr-320 which does that. The 6th and 7th amplifier can either be a Zone II stereo or extend the 5.1 to 7.1. Check out ecost.com for excellent pricing on factory reconditioned units. If you can find it, last year's h/k avr-325 should be cheap and weights in at 40 lbs. I have this driving La Scala's and I'm very happy with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psg Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 Sorry, I meant this year's avr-330 instead of avr-320 (two years ago). Can be had for $449 at etronics.com (same price as the Onkyo you listed). ecost.com has the older but beefier avr-325 from last year at $435.46. The price difference is small compared to this year's model, but I'm told the 325 was sold as a 4xx series in Europe which expalins the beefier weight. The older avr-320 can be had for $389.99 at ecost.com and this year's avr-230 for $319.99 at etronics.com. You can look up the specs and download the manuals for all these models from www.harmankardon.com Note that the 2005 x35 models are about to come out, with new features. But on a budget you can't go wrong with the above. For plain 5.1, no thrills, no zone II, but great sound and high-current, try a NAD T742 for $399. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankeeguy Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 I'm new to this forum. I've had Klipsch speakers for 4 years now and just love them.I have this receiver, just picked it up two weeks ago.It cost me $441. I havent had a chance to play around with everything it can do with it yet, but the DD-Ex and DTS-Es sound great. You can leave you main speakers as large to enhance the double bass it can perform. I had a HK and I can say they sound about the same. THe only thing is I have 85 watts per channel from the Onko compared to 45 from HK. They are both good receivers. Really the best way to do it is go out and test them with a set-up your looking at. Art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 I've owned three Onkyos,several HKs.If its all HT the Onkyo is fine,if you listen to music also,the HK x25 or x30 is a better choice,IMO.The lowly 130 is a very good avr,the 630 is outstanding at about $650. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rdmarsiii Posted November 3, 2004 Share Posted November 3, 2004 I recommend Harman Kardon, too! I have the AVR 125 powering my Heresy's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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